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Kirsty Jones

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Wales, United Kingdom

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GB

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Top 3 favourite kitesurfing spots?Madagascar for its wildness, wildlife and remote, amazing kiting and surf spotsIreland for its magic, emerald waves, wind, wild beaches, people, rainbows and Guinness! (And I can take my van, dog and all my toys there!)Morocco and the Western Sahara because it has loads of donkeys and classic kiting and surfing conditions!

Favourite gear set up?The Evo is my dream kite for travelling and competing and it has never let me down even in the most extreme of conditions. I can rely on its performance in the waves, for freestyle (new school and old school) and even for teaching beginners or friends who want to progress and pull off new moves safely. The only problem is when people try my Evo’s it’s hard to get them back! My preferred set up is on 19m lines, 5th element.As for directional boards I’m extremely impressed with the 2011 range shaped by Sky.I use the Whip 5’5 strapless in small, fun size waves. Its fast, snappy and super responsive with a custom surfboard feel to it. Then when the swell and wind gets up I ride the Kontact 5’10 which absolutely rips.For freestyle – the Soleil 134 has transformed my freestyling and with this board I can enjoy freestyle whatever the conditions. Its so super comfortable that I can stay on the water for twice as long and now have the confidence to try powered moves because I can rely on its smooth landings and its perfectly customised tweaks for us females ;-)